Introduction to Linguistics Paperback – Import, January 1, 2007

This book came quickly and in excellent shape. It is what I was expecting. Excellent service.

A textbook from India which provides a nice taxomony of the various ways to look at language. Basically in an outline form and examines aspects of language, including a discussion of what exactly (and it's not exact) language is and how linguistics views it. From there it outlines basic concepts and definitions, approaches, and the variations of a language. This is followed by a study on grammar and finally a study of semantics. The book is a good source of the ideas and terminology of linguistics and useful as a basis for further reading in this area.

The book has a nice arrangement of topics starting with some of the historical roots of linguistics and the sub-fields of study before getting into the core topic. The reader should be aware that this book is written as a textbook for an Indian university course of study and incorporates Sanskrit as well as English into many of the examples.

a good value for the price; charmingly written in Indian English, a linguistic variation in itself.

For a day I had it in my kindle, then it disappeared. Perhaps it's of those self-destructive versions. I didn't get to read it. I would ask for my money back, but it was free. Maybe I can ask for the time spent ordering the thing.